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COURSE
FURTHER MATHEMATICS
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This option is chosen in addition to A level mathematics, as it

builds on work covered on that course. Being a more difficult A
level, this course is aimed at students achieving at least grade 7 in
GCSE mathematics.
SPECIFIC ENTRY
Students interested in this option are strongly advised to discuss it
REQUIREMENTS
with Mr Campion at the earliest opportunity. Those students
wishing to take this course must be capable and committed, and
have the capacity to manage a large proportion of individual
study.

This course provides an introduction to the mathematics of new

topics such as complex numbers, matrices, polar co-ordinates and

CONTENT OF hyperbolic functions that are not studied as part of the standard A
level course. Other topics, such as calculus, are taken much
COURSE further, and explored to a greater depth. Students will study

mechanics and statistics, as with the single A level, but again in
more depth.

EXAMINATIONS Papers 1 and 2 are two hour assessments of the pure mathematics
components of the further mathematics course. Paper 3 will then
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give students a choice between a paper on statistics and
ASSESSMENTS mechanics, or discrete mathematics and mechanics.

The further mathematics course extends what students can study.
It increases the level of depth, rigour and complexity. This gives a
broader range of skills appropriate to the study of mathematics,
SKILLS, LINKS physics or engineering. Students who apply to study mathematics
at top universities are expected to have chosen further
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mathematics if it was available at their school. The course will also
PROGRESSION give students of physics and engineering a very high degree of

mathematical confidence and competence, and there is overlap
with some first year university courses. Our students speak highly
of the journey that this course takes them on.

Head of Mathematics: Mr A Campion
CONTACT
adamcampion@keswick.cumbria.sch.uk